- RACE DEATHS: All charges
against four volunteers involved in the fatal Queenstown
Classic Road Race in which two spectators died have been
dropped. In turn, Motorsport NZ has pleaded guilty to a
charge of criminal nuisance and will be sentenced
tomorrow.

- RATES: The Retail Merchants Association says
it will oppose any law change to save local councils having
to pay back millions of dollars illegally collected
rates.

- HARTNER CREDITORS: The Minister of Commerce says
authorities dealing with the collapse of Hartner
Construction are doing all they can under the current law,
but cannot assure unsecured creditors will get their money
back.

- MOB INFORMER: An Auckland High Court judge ruled
that police broke an agreement to relocate a Mongrel Mob
member who became an informer.

- ROYAL MASSACRE: The
editor and publisher of Nepal’s largest daily newspaper have
been charged with treason following Friday’s Royal
massacre.

- BRITISH ELECTION: British PM Tony Blair has
made a plea To Britons not to use an opinion polls saying
his Labour Party will sweep to power as an excuse to stay
home and not vote. Polling opens at 7pm NZ time, and the
result is expected to be known by midday tomorrow.

- BOOK
AWARDS: The finalists for the Montana Book awards have been
confirmed.

- SPORT AGENCY: The board of the new Recreation
and Sport agency has been announced.

- WAINUIOMATA
PROWLER: Police hunting a prowler who has been breaking into
children’s bedrooms in Wainuiomata say they have no firm
leads.

- PSYCH PATIENT: The Court of Appeal has been told
a Mental Heath Review Tribunal was not careful enough when
it decided a dangerous psychiatric patient should be
released.

- TIMOR MILITIAMAN: An East Timor militia leader
has been set free, only weeks after an Indonesian court
sentenced him to six months jail.

- BUS CRASH: Members of
the police’s commercial vehicles investigation unit will be
interviewing a Christchurch bus driver after he ploughed
into a bus shelter, injuring two
girls.

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